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sometimes almost obsolete. Posterior wings luteous, broadly margined with black, with a somewhat hoary 

 patch along the interior angle. 



Geographical distribution. — South America, West Indies. 



76. A. Alope.— Sphinx Alope Drurtj, I. 58, pi. 27, f. 1 ; Cramer, IV. 23, pi. 301, f. G. ; Fair. Mont. 

 Ins. II. 94, 19; Ent. Syst. III. 1, 362, 20; Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. 5, 2375, 62. Erinnys Alope 

 Huln. Verz. Schmett. 139, 1492. Anceryx Alope Walker, p. 225. 



Thorax doubly crested. 



Brown. Abdomen blackish, with hoary interrupted bands and a dorsal stripe. Anterior wings with a 

 series of angular black lines about the middle of the nervures, with a paler streak near the middle of the 

 inner margin, more or less bent backwards, sometimes blackish brown. Hind wings luteous or orange 

 yellow, with a broad brown terminal margin. 



Veer. ft. Female. — Brown, cinereous beneath. Head and thorax with a blackish stripe. Abdomen 

 hoary, with three slender black stripes and with broad black bands ; tip fawn-color. Fore wings with 

 indistinct blackish lines and streaks, and with some exterior fawn-colored streaks. Hind wings luteous, 

 with very broad dark brown borders ; exterior margin somewhat fawn-colored. Length of the body 20 

 lines ; of the wings 39 lines. 



Geographical distribution. — S. America, West Indies. 



77. A. guttularis Walker, p. 227. 



Hoary, whitish beneath. Head and fore part of the thorax with a brown middle line. Abdomen with 

 a slender whitish stripe, and with a slight lilac tinge. Wings beneath pale brown, white at the base and 

 alono' the interior border of the hind wings. Fore wings with a black streak along the middle, and with 

 several black dots. Hind wings brown, ferruginous at the base ; ciliae white. Length of the body 10 lines ; 

 of the wings 18 lines. 



Geographical distribution. — St. Domingo. 



78. A. OEnotrus, — Sphinx CEnotrus Cramer, TV. 22, pi. 301, f. C. Erinnys (Enotrus Htibner, Verz. 



Schmett. 139, 1490. Anceryx (Enotrus Walker, p. 227. 

 Thorax doubly crested. 

 Cinereous, beneath white. The head is whitish, with the sides of a dirty rose color. The segments of the 

 abdomen whitish, and white beneath, with black points towards the sides. Anterior wings reddish brown 

 toward the base, with slightly fawn-colored lines and streaks, sometimes with the margins brown in part. 

 Posterior wings rufescent or reddish brown, with a terminal blackish brown band and a small cinereous 

 patch at the interior angle. 



Geographical distribution. — S. America, Mexico, West Indies. 



Hind margin of fore wings not denticulated, entire ? 



79. A. Caicus — Sphinx Caicus Cramer, II. 42, pi. 125, f. F.; Fair. Sp. Ins. II. 151, 49 ; Mant. Ins. 

 II. 97, 53 ; Ent. Syst. III. 1, 375, 57; Gmel. Syst, Nat. I. 5, 2378, 68. Anceryx Caicus Walker, 

 p. 228. 



Cinereous. Thorax with three blackish brown stripes. Abdomen with two dorsal black lines and broad 

 interrupted black bands. Anterior wings with pale brownish and blackish brown lines in the interspaces, 

 a blackish brown line on the inner margin and a white discal line. Posterior wings red, with black radii 

 from the hind margin. 



Geographical distribution. — South and Central America, West Indies, 



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